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Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr. (; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futurist. He styled his name as R. Buckminster Fuller in his writings, publishing more than 30 books and coining or popularizing such terms as "Spaceship Earth", "Dymaxion" (e.g., Dymaxion house, Dymaxion car, Dymaxion map), "ephemeralization", "synergetics", and "tensegrity".

Buckminster Fuller - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American philosopher, architect and inventor (1895–1983) Buckminster Fuller Fuller in 1972 Born Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr. ( 1895-07-12 ) July 12, 1895 Milton, Massachusetts , U.S. Died July 1, 1983 (1983-07-01) (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Education Harvard University (expelled) Occupations Designer author inventor Spouse Anne Hewlett   ​ ( m.  1917) ​ Children 2, including Allegra Fuller Snyder Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom (1983) Buildings Geodesic dom

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